Joe Biden Botches the Georgia Voting Law  —  His claim that the law prohibits giving water to voters standing on line is way off base.  —  Joe Biden, grasping the latest left-wing talking point pushed by Stacey Abrams and her media allies everywhere, has launched a misleading attack …

The New Jim Crow Laws Aren't Just About Suppressing Democratic Voters  —  They're also about shoring up the Republican base.  —  By now oceans of pixels have been spilled about the nationwide Republican efforts to suppress Democratic-leaning votes.  The most recent legislation in Georgia …

O'Rourke slams Cruz for video of border visit  —  Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas) on Friday slammed Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) for videos he posted from the southern border in which he claimed that smugglers were “yelling” at and taunting him.  —  In a video posted on Twitter early Friday morning …

It's Official.  “Vaccine Passports” Are Required In New York  —  This happened even sooner than most people expected.  We were warned at the beginning of the month that New York State was working to implement a system of immunity passports for people who wish to reenter most “normal” aspects of society.

New Suez crisis: a global economy creaking under the strain  —  Stuck container ship symbolises the problems many supply chains are facing after a year-long pandemic  —  Gamal Abdel Nasser would surely afford himself a wry smile.  Sixty-five years after the late Egyptian president nationalised …

GOP senator flashes congressional pin after car was pulled over by Capitol Police, sources say  —  (CNN)It was Thursday afternoon before a Senate recess was about to begin, and senators were in a hurry — especially Marsha Blackburn.  —  As senators bolted from the chamber after the week's final vote …

The popularity of Congress is at its highest level in more than a decade as stimulus checks hit bank accounts  —  For the second time in the pandemic era, Congress is experiencing a burst of relative popularity, the normally reviled institution winning public support in the early days of a Democratic-run Washington.

HARPERCOLLINS MOURNS THE LOSS OF BELOVED CHILDREN'S BOOK AUTHOR BEVERLY CLEARY  —  NEW YORK, NY: Beloved Children's book author Beverly Cleary died on March 25, 2021, in Carmel, California, where she'd lived since the 1960s.  She was 104 years old.  —  Beverly Cleary's first book …

Note to Mitch McConnell: The Senate's longest filibuster was definitely racist  —  At his first White House news conference Thursday, President Biden said he agreed with former president Barack Obama that the filibuster is “a relic of the Jim Crow era.”  This follows a Tuesday statement …

Sharon Osbourne Is Out at ‘The Talk’  —  After the longtime panelist offered a controversial defense of friend Piers Morgan, past colleagues came out with more accusations of racist language and behavior.  —  Sharon Osbourne is out of the conversation, parting ways with The Talk in the wake …

Reporters, legal observers cry foul after being caught up in LAPD's mass arrests at Echo Park protest  —  Reporters and legal observers who were detained or arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department during a mass arrest of protesters in Echo Park on Thursday night were sounding alarms Friday …

Fast Food Giant Claims Credit For Killing $15 Minimum Wage  —  In internal company documents, a private-equity owned conglomerate is bragging to its employees about successfully blocking a boost in pay for low-wage workers.  —  2 hr ago  —  The parent company of some of America's largest fast food chains …

Union president says MLB players ready to discuss moving All-Star Game from Georgia in wake of voter-restriction laws  —  The 91st MLB All-Star Game is scheduled to be played in Atlanta this July.  —  But on Thursday, in the wake of voting-restriction legislation signed into law by the Georgia governor …

The Return of Mass Shootings  —  Will there be a way forward this time?  —  One of the small, rueful truths that many Americans held in the back of their minds throughout the pandemic year was that, for all of its horrors, it had at least reduced, or even eliminated, the spectacle of the gun massacre.

Michigan GOP leader calls top Democrats ‘witches,’ jokes about assassination of Republicans  —  The head of the Michigan GOP came under fire Friday for calling three female Democratic leaders “witches” to be burned “at the stake” and for mentioning “assassination” as an option for how to oust …

Biden Doesn't Need to Be FDR or LBJ to Change America  —  Two months into his presidency, Joe Biden has already enacted “the largest antipoverty effort in a generation.”  Now, with the momentum built by the passage of the American Rescue Plan, the president is poised to “reengineer America” …

Gov. Andrew Cuomo Aides Receive Subpoenas in Sexual-Harassment Investigation  —  Melissa DeRosa, a top official, is among those requested to produce documents as part of probe  —  The New York state attorney general's office has subpoenaed dozens of officials in the Cuomo administration …

Democrats introduce ‘DeJoy Act’ in opening salvo against USPS leader's mail-slowing plan  —  Prospects for the legislation are unclear, but the move displays deep divisions between the postmaster general and Congress  —  Democrats are swarming to block a key piece of Postmaster General Louis …

The Cuomo Scandals: This Is CNN  —  The governor's brother hyped his Covid case last spring.  Now it turns out he got special treatment.  —  Gov. Andrew Cuomo has a new scandal, and this one involves CNN.  The Albany Times Union reports that, early in the Covid pandemic …

The Supreme Court's coming war with Joe Biden, explained  —  The Supreme Court is poised to give itself a veto power over much of the Biden administration's authority.  —  SHARE All sharing options  —  One of Justice Antonin Scalia's final acts was to strike down President Obama's plan to stave off the climate crisis.

US fears China is flirting with seizing control of Taiwan  —  Chinese warplanes fly through island's air defence zone in latest show of strength by Beijing  —  The US is concerned that China is flirting with the idea of seizing control of Taiwan as President Xi Jinping becomes more willing to take risks to boost his legacy.

Why a West Chester board member removed his shirt during a recent town hall  —  Lee Wong recalls many instances of discrimination in his life.  He fears it's getting worse.  —  BUTLER COUNTY, Ohio (FOX19) - A West Chester board member of Asian descent showed his scars at a town hall Tuesday …

The Hidden Hand Of Facial Recognition In The Capitol Insurrection Manhunt  —  The highly controversial tool isn't just for the feds anymore.  Online sleuths are quietly using it to hunt for rioters — like the man they've dubbed #NaziGrayHat.  —  At 19, Matthew Jason Beddingfield was charged …

My Cheshbon HaNefesh for Cowardice in the Face of Wokeness  —  The first time I remember hearing the term “woke” was at a gathering of Black and Jewish activists in New York City in the fall of 2016.  It was also the first time I encountered Black Lives Matter activists in person.